Written questions
2,217 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dulaglutide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the supply of Trulicity.
16 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £95 million allocated to the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission will be apportioned to (a) innovations in biomarkers, data, and digital and imaging technologies, (b) Increasing the numbe
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of demand for the Access to Work scheme since October 2023.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the rise in the cost of living on (a) the television and film industry and (b) freelance employees within that industry.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering financial support to freelance employees within the television and film industry during the period of production
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the impact of the period of production downturn on the television and film industry in the UK.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to take steps to support the television and film industry in the context of its recovery from a period of production downturn.
8 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Visas: Uzbekistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many student visas were issued to Uzbekistan nationals in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
6 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Kosovo
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Kosovo on a potential reciprocal driving licence exchange agreement with that country.
6 Feb 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Capture and Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of access to carbon capture and storage capabilities in each region; and whether she is taking steps to help ensure the (a) equity an
30 Jan 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments: Public Opinion
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the survey on Public attitudes to animal research, last conducted for the Office for Life Sciences in 2018, when her Department plans to commission a further survey.
30 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Forest Products: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish guidance for businesses on verifying the origin of imported forest risk commodities to the plot of land where they were grown under Schedule 17 of the Environment Ac
30 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve water quality; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of these steps on (a) public health and (b) environmental
30 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many families are housed through the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
24 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Papua: Official Visits
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his Indonesian counterpart on authorising a visit to West Papua by (a) the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, (b) Special Rapporteurs and (
16 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are employed to work on the access to work telephone helpline.
16 Jan 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Rwanda
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will hold discussions with the Leader of the House on making time for a (a) debate and (b) vote on the Government’s treaty with Rwanda before 31 January 2024.
15 Jan 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Housing Estates
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a Government scheme to fund internet connectivity improvements in housing estates with copper wires.
15 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Private Rented Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the rent review tribunals proposed in the Renters Reform Bill will use sector specific data for deciding the level of market rent for specialist housing for older people.
9 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when will legislation be brought forward to allow vehicles from London’s ULEZ scrappage scheme to be donated to Ukraine.
19 Dec 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to support disabled asylum seekers in asylum accommodation.
13 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Help to Buy Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many staff work on the Help to Buy Customer Service team.
8 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting all NHS Trusts to offer Oppositional Defiant Disorder as a diagnosis.
5 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Peru: Indigenous Peoples
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take steps to help support (a) the claim of the Kichwa people for the return of indigenous lands and (b) authorities with the investigation of the murder of Quinto Inum
4 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dentistry and Doctors: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to enable (a) doctors and (b) dentists from Ukraine to practice in the UK.
4 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to tackle shortages in ADHD medications.
27 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Suicide Prevention Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she had had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of extending the funding of the Suicide Prevention Grand Fund.
27 Nov 2023 · Home Office
Religious Practice: Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking additional steps to reduce (a) spiritual and (b) ritualistic abuse.
27 Nov 2023 · Home Office
Religious Practice: Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing safeguarding for people at risk of (a) spiritual and (b) ritualistic abuse.
27 Nov 2023 · Home Office
Religious Practice: Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard people at risk of (a) spiritual and (b) ritualistic abuse.
Source: official written-questions record.